Re: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter
On my 98 Jetta the starter is the front motor mount, or they share a bolt anyway. The engine ground also shares that bolt. I didn't realize it the time I took it out ... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 10:18 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: Sounds like a 190 starter. Had one here temporaritly with start problems (turned out to be a chewed up ring gear, starter was fine). Took out the bolts and it dropped right out, luckliy NOT on my head since I was under the car up on jack stands. Had to pull the engine mount on that side to put it back in, never did figure out the magic dance to get it up, in, and around the engine mount. If a person did them fairly often it would be a 30 min job, took me hours. Peter > On Dec 25, 2022, at 11:52 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Strong work > Congratulations! > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: December 25, 2022 1:55 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: ka...@striplin.net > Subject: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter > > I am happy to report I finished up the starter and motor mount replacement > and the car actually turns over like it should. Now that I have had one run > thru of a GL 642 starter, I bet I could do the next one in a couple of hours. > That starter had to be turned and angled just perfect and it just barely > slides out. Fortunately it’s pretty light. If it was a big heavy starter it > might be hard to fight it in. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter
Sounds like a 190 starter. Had one here temporaritly with start problems (turned out to be a chewed up ring gear, starter was fine). Took out the bolts and it dropped right out, luckliy NOT on my head since I was under the car up on jack stands. Had to pull the engine mount on that side to put it back in, never did figure out the magic dance to get it up, in, and around the engine mount. If a person did them fairly often it would be a 30 min job, took me hours. Peter > On Dec 25, 2022, at 11:52 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Strong work > Congratulations! > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: December 25, 2022 1:55 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: ka...@striplin.net > Subject: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter > > I am happy to report I finished up the starter and motor mount replacement > and the car actually turns over like it should. Now that I have had one run > thru of a GL 642 starter, I bet I could do the next one in a couple of hours. > That starter had to be turned and angled just perfect and it just barely > slides out. Fortunately it’s pretty light. If it was a big heavy starter it > might be hard to fight it in. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter
Strong work Congratulations! Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 25, 2022 1:55 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter I am happy to report I finished up the starter and motor mount replacement and the car actually turns over like it should. Now that I have had one run thru of a GL 642 starter, I bet I could do the next one in a couple of hours. That starter had to be turned and angled just perfect and it just barely slides out. Fortunately it’s pretty light. If it was a big heavy starter it might be hard to fight it in. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter
Good work! It’s always the case the first go is learning how to do it --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 25, 2022, at 2:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am happy to report I finished up the starter and motor mount replacement > and the car actually turns over like it should. Now that I have had one run > thru of a GL 642 starter, I bet I could do the next one in a couple of hours. > That starter had to be turned and angled just perfect and it just barely > slides out. Fortunately it’s pretty light. If it was a big heavy starter it > might be hard to fight it in. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Update on the GL starter
Attaboy! Merry Christmas! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 25, 2022, at 2:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am happy to report I finished up the starter and motor mount replacement > and the car actually turns over like it should. Now that I have had one run > thru of a GL 642 starter, I bet I could do the next one in a couple of hours. > That starter had to be turned and angled just perfect and it just barely > slides out. Fortunately it’s pretty light. If it was a big heavy starter it > might be hard to fight it in. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
